Reel or beam



F. MOSSBERG.

REEL 0R BEAM.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13, 1919.

Patented June 1, 1920.

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FRANK MOSSBERG, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T MOSSBERG PRESSED STEEL CORPORATION, OF ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPO- RATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

REEL OR BEAM.

- T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRAriK MOSSBERG, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of Attleboro, i1r the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reels or Beams, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to reels or beams of the character on which yarn, wire or the like is wound and the object of this invention is to provide a reel or beam of this character which is strong and durable in construction-,the heads of which are provided with hollow, stiffening ribs, elongated 1 members also being provided for closing theserib recesses adjacent the line of juncture of the head and body, to prevent the yarn-or material wound upon the reel from becoming crowded or jammed into said re-.

cesses.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certaln novel.features of construction, as willbe more fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the ap ended claims. a j n the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is an end view of my improved reel or beam.

Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3- is an end view of the body-centralizing disk, showing fingers integral therewith for. closing the rib recesses.

Fig. 4- is a section on line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5- is a section on line 5 -5 of Fig. 6, showlng a recess-closing finger as fitted into one of the rib recesses both being shown in section. V

Fig. 6- is an end view of the reel, showing a modified construction of centralizing disk formed without the rib-closing fingers."

Specification of Letters Patent.

15, the inner ends of which meet the out-' wardly pressed center. portion. a.

In some instances 1t 18 found necessary that these rib recesses should be closed especially at the line of juncture between the body and the head-plates and also it is found to be of further advantage thatthese ribs should be closed for a short distance outside of this line of juncture so as to ef a fectually prevent the crowding action of the tightly wound yarn upon the bodyportion from being forced, bound or jammed into these rib recesses, and, therefore, to accomplish the closing of these recesses in a simple and effective way I have provided an inner, centralizing disk member 16 which is 75 provided with integral, radiating fingers 17, said-fingers being offset outwardly as at 18, from the inner plane 19 of this disk, and which fingers are formed to fit into the rib recesses at and for a distance outwardly from the line of juncture of the body and the head.

In order to effectually prevent the yarn from engaging the ends 20 of these fingers, I have rounded or shaped their-outer ends to conform to the shape of the recess and have offset or bent these ends 20 to extend into these rib recesses.

'By oflsetting these fingers at the point 18 from the lane of the disk 16, I provide an annular s oulder on the edge of the disk, whereby the ends of the tubular body portion 11 may fit on to this disk edge and serve as a centralizing and supporting member for the ends of this tubular body.

The center portion of this central disk is also offset outwardly as at 21 against the inner face of the offset portion of the headplate and in Fig. 2 this disk is shown as being secured'to the plate by riveting over the ends of the central tubular. member 22, bolts 23 may also be employed, as illustrated in Fig. 2, for assisting in securing the heads with the center disk plate as above descri ed,

as these fingers may be formed separate and Patented June 1, 1920. Application filed September 13, 1919. Serial No. 323,579.

independent of this disk plate, as illustrated in Figs. 6 to 10 inclusive, wherein the disk 25 is formed independently of the fingers 26, the disk being ofl'set inwardly to engage the inner face of the plate 12 of the heads 10 to which it may be secured as illustrated in Fig. 7, by riveting the stud 27 thereto.

In this construction thecrib recess closing fingers are arranged to extend inwardly from a point outside of the line of juncture of the body and in which position the inner portions 28 of these fingers are engaged by the edge 29 of the disk and are bound and held firmly by the disk in their respective rib recesses so that it will be impossible for them to become loosened and work outwardly particularly as it is noted that the I ribs grow smaller or narrower toward their outer ends; then again these separating fingers may be spot-welded in position if desired.

The construction of my improved spool is particularly strong and durable, inexpensive, and-very practical for the purpose for which it is designed.

The foregoing description is directed solel but desire it'to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a reel or beam, a body portion having a head at either end, each of said heads having a main plate recessed at intervals on its inner surface forming hollow, stiffening ribs, a body-centralizingv disk connected to the inner surface of each head, and elontoward the construction illustrated,

gated, longitudinally-disposed members setting into said rib recesses to. close the same adjacent the juncture of said body and heads.

2. In a reel or beam, a body portion having a head at either end thereof, each of said heads having a main plate recessed at intervals on its inner surface forming hol- 3. In a reel or-beam, a body portion having I a head at either end thereof, each of said heads having a main plate recessed at intervals on its inner surface forming hollow, stiffening ribs, a body-centralizing disk connected to the inner surface of each head, said disk being provided with integral fingers offset outwardly from the plane of its inner face to set into said rib recesses and close the same for a short distance outside of the line of juncture of said body heads.

4. In a reel or beam, abody portion having a head at either end thereof, each of said heads having a main'plate recessed at intervals on its inner surface forming hollow, stifl'ening ribs, a body-centralizing disk connected to the inner surface of each head,

elongated members setting lengthwise into said rib recesses to close the same adjacent the juncture of said body and heads, and

the outer ends of said members being turned inwardly intosa-id recesses. In testimony whereof I afiix my' signature.

FRANK MOSS BERG. 

